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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 475; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1992, chapter 836.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":191687,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74951,"identifier":"28.2-648","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-648","url":"\/28.2-648\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-648\/","token":"28.2\/II\/6\/4\/28.2-648","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaring certain ground in Mobjack Bay, in Gloucester and Mathews Counties, to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-648","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The following grounds in Mobjack Bay, Gloucester-Mathews Counties, contained within the following boundaries are declared to be public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals<\/span> and unassignable to any person for private use, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the rocks, beds, and shoals<\/span> had been within the original Baylor survey:\n\t\tBeginning at the westmost corner of W. E. Belvin’s 79.25 acre oyster ground lease, designated as corner No. 2 of said lease, said point of beginning also being the northmost corner of additional Public Ground area of 1928, Gloucester County (Deep Rock); thence in a northerly direction along the west side of the said Belvin lease to corner No. 1 of said lease, corner No. 1 also being the southmost corner of John Carr’s 84.85 acre oyster ground lease; thence in a northwesterly direction along the southwest side of John R. Carr’s 84.85 acre oyster ground lease to corner No. 1 of said oyster ground lease; thence in a general northeasterly direction along the northwest side of John R. Carr’s oyster lease to corner No. 2 of said lease, said corner also being the westmost corner of W. E. Belvin’s 27.71 acre oyster ground lease; thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwest side of W. E. Belvin’s oyster ground lease to corner No. 10 of said lease; thence in a southeasterly direction along the northeast side of W. E. Belvin’s oyster ground lease to corner No. 6 of said lease; thence in a northeasterly direction to the southwest side of Public Ground No. 2, Mathews County; thence in a northwesterly direction along the southwest side of Public Ground No. 2, Mathews County, to a point, said point being the intersection of an additional area of Public Clamming Grounds, Gloucester County, with Public Oyster Ground No. 2, Mathews County; thence in a southwest course along additional area of Public Clamming Grounds, Gloucester County; thence in a southwesterly direction along the edge of additional area of Public Clamming Grounds in Gloucester County to a point; thence in a southeasterly direction along the additional area of Public Clamming Grounds, Gloucester County, to the point of beginning.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARING CERTAIN GROUND IN MOBJACK BAY, IN GLOUCESTER AND MATHEWS COUNTIES, TO\nBE PUBLIC OYSTER ROCKS, BEDS, AND SHOALS (\u00a7 28.2-648)\n\nThe following grounds in Mobjack Bay, Gloucester-Mathews Counties, contained\nwithin the following boundaries are declared to be public oyster rocks, beds,\nand shoals and unassignable to any person for private use, in the same manner\nand to the same extent as if the rocks, beds, and shoals had been within the\noriginal Baylor survey:\n\t\tBeginning at the westmost corner of W. E. Belvin’s 79.25 acre oyster\nground lease, designated as corner No. 2 of said lease, said point of beginning\nalso being the northmost corner of additional Public Ground area of 1928,\nGloucester County (Deep Rock); thence in a northerly direction along the west\nside of the said Belvin lease to corner No. 1 of said lease, corner No. 1 also\nbeing the southmost corner of John Carr’s 84.85 acre oyster ground lease;\nthence in a northwesterly direction along the southwest side of John R.\nCarr’s 84.85 acre oyster ground lease to corner No. 1 of said oyster\nground lease; thence in a general northeasterly direction along the northwest\nside of John R. Carr’s oyster lease to corner No. 2 of said lease, said\ncorner also being the westmost corner of W. E. Belvin’s 27.71 acre oyster\nground lease; thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwest side of W.\nE. Belvin’s oyster ground lease to corner No. 10 of said lease; thence in\na southeasterly direction along the northeast side of W. E. Belvin’s\noyster ground lease to corner No. 6 of said lease; thence in a northeasterly\ndirection to the southwest side of Public Ground No. 2, Mathews County; thence\nin a northwesterly direction along the southwest side of Public Ground No. 2,\nMathews County, to a point, said point being the intersection of an additional\narea of Public Clamming Grounds, Gloucester County, with Public Oyster Ground\nNo. 2, Mathews County; thence in a southwest course along additional area of\nPublic Clamming Grounds, Gloucester County; thence in a southwesterly direction\nalong the edge of additional area of Public Clamming Grounds in Gloucester\nCounty to a point; thence in a southeasterly direction along the additional area\nof Public Clamming Grounds, Gloucester County, to the point of beginning.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 28-204.6; 1958, c. 475; 1962, c. 406, \u00a7 28.1-158; 1992,\nc. 836.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}